Swedish Business School at Örebro University

Course Syllabus

General Aims for Second Level Education

Second level education shall involve a deepening of knowledge, skills and abilities relative to first level education and, in addition to what applies to first level education, shall
- further develop the students' ability to independently integrate and use knowledge;
- develop the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations; and
- develop the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or for research and development work.
(Chapter 1, Section 9, Higher Education Act)

The student should after completing the course
- have knowledge about central concepts, old and new schools, central and fundamental problems in the field of philosophy of science.
- have ability to reflect upon and critically discuss problems in the field of philosophy of science
- have the ability to independently reflect upon the relation between knowledge development and philosophy of science
- have the ability to apply concepts from philosophy of science upon the field of informatics and Electronic Government
- have knowledge about qualitative research methods from a social science perspective
- have skills in implementing qualitative studies in the area of electronic government and related fields in social science
- have skills in assessing methods carried out in studies in the field of electronic government and related fields of social science from a critical perspective.
- have knowledge about possibilities and restraints with qualitative methods for problem solving.

Qualitative Research Methods:

Introduction to qualitative methods
The research process
Data collection
Analysis
IT-tools for inductive analysis
Presentation

Philosophy of Science:

Scientific knowledge
Scientific explanation
Scientific theories
Scientific schools
Epistemology
Fundamental scientific questions

Lectures and seminars. Participation in seminars is mandatory.

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Unless otherwise prescribed in the course syllabus, a grade is to be awarded on completion of a course. The grade is to be determined by a teacher specifically appointed by the higher education institution (an examiner) (Chapter 6, Section 18, Higher Education Ordinance).

Unless the higher education institution prescribes another grading system, one of the following grades is to be used: fail, pass, or pass with distinction (Chapter 6, Section 19, Higher Education Ordinance).

Grades used on course are Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG).

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations (in Swedish).

Completed studies corresponding to 180 ECTS credits from an institution of higher education or 90 ECTS credits in one major subject: basic, intermediate and advanced level.

For further information, see the university's admission regulations (in Swedish).

Students who have previously completed higher education or other activities are, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, entitled to have these credited towards the current programme, providing that the previous studies or activities meet certain criteria.

For further information, see the university's local credit transfer regulations (in Swedish).

Grade:
Grades awarded for the course is Fail (U), Pass (G) and Pass with distinction (VG), and according to the seven grade ECTS scale.

In order to receive the grade Pass, the student must be awarded minimum Pass at Philosophy of Science and minimum Pass at Qualitative Research Methods.
In order to receive the grade Pass with distinction, the student must be awarded minimum Pass with distinction on Philosophy of Science and minimum Pass with distinction on Qualitative Research Methods.

Remaining tasks should be completed as soon as possible according to the teachers instructions.


Reading List and Other Teaching Materials

Required Reading

Additional course material will be made available at the academy, approximately 150 pages. /Litteratur tillkommer om ca 150 sidor. Tillhandahålles av akademin.

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